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acton fret first camporee in park centennial program for 120 wednesday july 12 1967 f ov saturdays centennial allday camp for the scout and guide movement in acton was attended by guides and scouts at the flag pole brownies and cubs joined the jamboree in the afternoon staff photo mrs jack lowrii lights the big bonfire to start the final part of saturdays centennial jamboree attended by over 100 scouts cubs brownies and guides in the park planned the event months ago lowrie staff photo obituary long illness claims life of henk barons a jprogreslve illness suffer ed over the past seven years claimed the life of henry ba- rens 42 on sunday july 9 me was in guelph general hospital continuing a series of hospitalizations for treat ment and transfusions deepest sympathy of rela tives friends and fellowmem bers of the christian reform ed church has been extended this week to mrs serena- and their children still all at school fred harry sidney henry garry and frances their home is at 43 church st where for some years mr barens ran acton mimeo graph sendees which he insti tuted in 1956 failing health re sulted in its sale in 1966 to mike de jong mr barens worked at micro plastics for thopast 10 years the past two years as a fore man he was born at leiden hol land and after public and high achool took printing at a trasv school he came to canada in 1948 he was married september 1 1949 at trenton after living at brighton the family moved to acton 13 years ago a faithful member of the christian reformed church he served as deacon for three years he and his wife held the position of caretaker of the church for two vears as well he was a former secretary of the local canadian bible society branch he was very active in helping immigrants to settle here surviving mr barens as well as his wife and children are a brother fred barens bodesraven holland and three sisters mary rika and gees all in holland miss ma ry barens came to visit her brother a vear ago the riudleyshoematcer fun eral home was filled with mourning friends and rela tives for the funeral service on tuesday afternoon a form er minister of the church the rev wiebe van thjk of onllia returned to conduct the ser vice there and at fairview cemetery other former min isters of the church attending were the rev jelle nutma and his wife and the rev joosse and his wife pallbearers were gerry kroezen tahjs oost stan norton tom watson john feenstra kiaas kamminga dedicated worker a dlminuirive native of ire land applied at the dock for work as a stevedore he was only about five feet in height jj guides in a ceremony janice and the foreman was dubious were loading 300 pound an- vils into hat boat and a httie- guy like you couldnt handle them he said try me an swered pat so the foreman r t wmtowork he hustled the anvils aboard all right and the cargo was nearly all stow ed when the foreman heard a splash he ran to the rail and saw pat struggling in the wa ter throw me a rope pat yelled as he went under he reappeared soon and again called loudly for a rope then disappeared once more he rose to the surface if you dont throw me a rope he cried im going to drop this anvil 1 n the first combined campo ree for cubs scouts brownies and guides ever held in acton was saturdays centennial year event termed a wonderful suc cess about 120 boys and girls spent the full day in the park combining regular meeting procedures with special ladjs passing presentations and cer emonies guide commissioner mrs lowrie planned the entire pro gram many months ago- it was the first centennial pro gram arranged for the town and the park was booked a year and a half in advance she directed the guide activ ities while the brownies were there with their leaders mrs browne and mrs newton scouts were under henry de vries and kevin conroy and the cubs were with leaders mrs jordan and mrs grant the groups all participated in flagraising at 8 oclock in the moming to begin the un ique program there was a joint flaglower ing ceremony and campfire in conclusion mrs lowrie lit the camp fire in an impressive ceremony indicating the camp flame would continue to bum in their hearts in friendship between the two ends of the day the different groups car ned oh their own programs the guides did test work in volving tents campfire and foil cooking at the afternoon horseshoe a child care badge was presented to nellie van der kooy and hostess badges to diana de vries debbie pa- pillon and andrea broostad one brownie flew up into fractures spine in 401 accident a dowmview man and wo- mon were injured in a car ac cident when their car went off ft highway 401 west or the hal- q tonpeol line july 9 jean isabel bouchier of 10 wycombe road downsview fractured her spine and ken neth chapman of the same ad dress suffered scalp lacera tions there wu moo damage to lie car con table bob burke of milton detachment of the opp investigated taking it with you is not important the problem la making it last until you go genius crackpot who makes cmwball ideas work pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving 2 water st north oait telephone 3173m ramrod straight for the towering of the camp flag guide brownie scout and cub leaders participated in the centennial day celebrations for the scout and guide movement in acton j all day saturday a huge campfire followed the formalities staff photo j quality ba products save you money- gasolines motor oilt diesel fuel fuel oil stovt oilt oil tur finance hen to vears te pay small carrying charges fkaaiasulaaua service thompson fuels ltd phone s532370 acton after hours tss2174 thompson received her gold en hand and wings other brownies will ber walking up to guides in the fall golden hand badges were also awarded to sharon gllles- piecyothiajarrjjtennyjyan der kooy and colleen spiel- vogel the brownies earned badges during the day played games and made centennial tokens in handicraft sessions the two brownie packs prepared trea sure hunts for each other cubs also earned badges dur ing the day and presentations were made at the campfire a special guest a the pro gram was mrs ruth hall guide commissioner in windsor who is here visiting her daughter who has smelted wood smoke as it ascends in puffs toward the starlit heavens fragrant cedar pungent pine an incense which tells of a time for songs and stories skits and jokes 0 eaeqeeeae3ewaoeeeeeeeaoeeoeeoeoeosaseeeooee rosslake centennial special the following facilities will bo offered free to the public for the 1967 season e no admission or parking charges camping swimming picnic tables whan available for a nominal charge the following recreational attractions are offered 15 passenger sternwhaal riverboat hayridas pony ridas saddle horses snack bar on grounds plus facilities for organized picnics and parties lifeguard on duty during hours posted at resort i see letter to the editor 1 ontarios dairy princess dolly ann edmunds of ren frew county will be in horn by saturday evening to offici ally open the 20th annual hornby ball clubs garden party she will also crown the winner of the halton dairy princess contest which has three contestants carol swackhamer 18 of acton laura henderson 17 of rr 1 georgetown and lois mur ray 18 of acton ft aft h0jl couple marks golden wedding village residents 50 years theres no lack of help at halton opportunity product enterprises workshop at horn by these days workshop manageress mrs h isham reports the george town barbershoppers george town kinsmen and k40 groups nave all pitched in and in one dav had most of the partitions removed from the building an abundance of skilled men in the club are all doing their bit to give hope its reno- vaed workshop in record time and at lev cost than expected a georgetown boy scout also showed up for work at the site early this week over 275 canadians drowned in 1965 because they lost their balance and fell into the wa ter your red cross reminds vou to be waterwise mr and mrs lloyd craw ford campbellville marked their 50th wedding anniversary saturday when 250 friends rel atives and neighbors called to extend best wishes and con gratulations present for the event was hart crawford who 50 years ago had acted as groomsman for the ceremony in kilbride when mr and mrs crawford were manned by rev john ross the sun shone warm and bright on saturday but mr and mrs crawford recalled their wedding day of 50 years before bad been a rainy one mrs crawford was the former may small of kilbride and the wed ding ceremony was held in her home the couple have lived all their married life in campbell ville although thev have chang ed homes several times they have lived in their present home which they built for the past 12 years prior to that they had lived for a number of years in the crawford family home now owned by ray olan mrs crawford has been ac tive in the womens institute and church groups and mr crawford has been a member of the masonic order and par ticipated in many community activities he was in the lum ber business following his fa ther and connected with the mill in campbellville refreshments were served during the afternoon and eve ning reception bv the ladies aid of st davids presbyterian church mrs lome mitchell made and decorated the three tiered wedding cake which was served to guests from willow- dale whitby bowmanville gravenhurst hamilton cale donia freelton kilbride mil- grove strabane milton and campbellville h s holdem iraaaamamam- tw if boats j w unemployment insurance is now available for most employees of farms ranches nurseries greenhouses jb horticulturists rn fruit vegetable flower growers save money on a freezer now m cask st guelib ta miss otice office closed my office will be closed from sunday july 16 until thursday august 10 cmr9b4cy caus may be taken care off by telephoning dr r gaakm o 772741 dr f g oakes toucan buoy boating i yew own a cinnr famkkass boat 15 to 20 authorized mercury outboard dealer credit river boat co 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